2000 FORD F SERIES Problems & Recalls

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE GAS TANK FELL OFF AND WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. THE STRAPS WERE CORRODED. I HAVE ONE OF THE STRAPS.

Mileage: 225,000

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS ROT OUT BREAK OFF AND THE GASKETS START LEAKING. I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 4.6 AND THE 5.4 TRITON ENGINE AS THERE ARE ABOUT 8 OF THEM IN MY WORK PARKING LOT THAT HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. I OWNED A 1999 E150 THAT DID THE SAME THING AND THE EXHAUST SMELLS IN...

Mileage: 138,000

ON MARCH 30, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M. (PST) MY 2000 FORD F-150 UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE COULD BE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE FIRE ENGULFED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MELTING...

Mileage: 135,000

ON MARCH 30, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 P.M. (PST) MY 2000 FORD F-150 UNEXPECTEDLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY BLACK SMOKE AND FIRE COULD BE SEEN COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE FIRE ENGULFED THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MELTING...

Mileage: 135,000

I HAVE A COMPLAINT AS FORD WITH THERE SHIFTERS I HAVE ALSO SEEN IT ON SOME OLDER AND NEWER MODELS IS THE TWO BOLTS ON THE BRACKET ON THE END OF THE SHIFTER ROD ON THE STEERING COLUMN COME LOOSE AND OR MISSING BOLT AND THERE FOR HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS AS I DID ONE MORNING WITH MY 2000 F 150 WENT TO...

Mileage: 165,000

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE FUEL TANK STRAPS SNAPPED AND THE FUEL TANK DROPPED TO THE GROUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER, UNAWARE OF WHAT HAPPENED, HEARD A NOISE AS SHE WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THE NOISE CEASED AFTER STOPPING. THE DRIVER THEN MADE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AT...

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE A 2000 MODEL FORD F-150. MY CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT AND MAYBE A MONTH OR LESS LATER I CAME HOME ONE NIGHT AND ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER I WENT INTO THE HOUSE I HEARD A LOUD BANG. WHEN WE LOOKED OUT THE DOOR MY TRUCK WAS A BALL OF FLAMES. THE LOUD BANG I HAD HEARD WAS THE TIRE POPPING. I NEVER RE...

Mileage: 209,000

SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON 2000 F150 5.4 TRITON ENGINE. DAMAGING COIL AND HEAD. RELEASING FUEL MIXTURE INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR POTENTIAL EXPLOSION. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2000 FLEETWOOD PACE ARROW MOTORHOME WITH FORD TRITON V10 ENGINGE: AT 32,000 BLEW A SPARK PLUG OUT OF THE HEAD. FORD DEALER QUOTED ME $6,000 TO REPLACE WITH NEW/IMPROVED HEAD. I CAN REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE FOR LESS THAN $3,000. THIS IS INCREDIBLE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. EVEN THE TOW TR...

Mileage: 32,000

I HAVE HAD 3 SPARK PLUGS EJECT FROM MY 2000 F150 5.4L IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. SO FAR, REPAIRS HAVE TOTALED $150, BUT THE LAST ONE TOOK THE THREADS WITH IT. ESTIMATE TO FIX THIS ONE IS $400 WITH A SPECIALLY MADE REPAIR KIT. AS MOST KNOW, THIS IS "THE PROBLEM THAT MUST NOT BE NAMED". EVERYONE KNOWS IT E...

Mileage: 95,000

A CRACK WAS NOTICED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT THE REAR OF THE WINDOW MOLDING. UPON INQUIRY WITH A BODY REPAIR SHOP, THEY TOLD ME FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND I COULD GO TO THE DEALER TO GET IT REPAIRED. THE CRACK IS RUSTING AND MAY HAMPER THE INTEGRITY OF THE DOOR, ESPECIALLY IN A SIDE IMPACT...

ON JUNE 26 2005 AROUND 8:15 PM MY 2000 FORD 150 HAD A UNDER HOOD FIRE THAT WAS LATER DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE TRUCK WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY PROGRESSIVE THE NEXT DAY. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID TO CALL MY INSURANCE CO.

Mileage: 86,000

ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSIS WAS FAULTY HYDRAULLIC CONTROL UNIT. SINCE IT OCCURED AT 61,615 MILES AND STILL ON ORIGINAL BRAKE PADS/LININGS AND TIRES I FEEL FAILURE WAS PREMATURE. HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER RECAL FOR SPEED CONTOL DISTURBED BRAKE SYSTEM. REPAIR COST FOR DIAGNOSIS AND EXTIMATE ...

Mileage: 61,615

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS SEEMS TO LOCK AND DRAG WHEN IT RAINS. *AK

Mileage: 73,000

MY ODOMETER DISPLAY GOES OFF FROM TIME TO TIME.*AK

Mileage: 74,000

DOOR METAL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXHIBITS 1/2" CRACK WITH RUST. DEALER NOT RESPONSIVE TO REPAIR. *JB

Mileage: 96,050

OUR 2000 FORD PICKUP, HAVING ONLY 19000 MILES ON IT. THE BALL JOINT CAME APART WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH. THE FRONT TIRE CAME OUT OF THE WHEEL WELL. DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIE RODS AND TIE ROD ENDS , SAID THEY WERE ALL BAD. KWR. *AK

Mileage: 19,000

A FEW WEEKS BACK, I NOTICED A SLIGHT TICKING SOUND. IN CHECKING INTO THIS, IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A LIFTER OR ROCKER ARM. TWO WEEKS AGO WHILE TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55 MPH, I BLEW THE #4 PLUG RIGHT OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUTTON FOR...

Mileage: 118,972

I HAD A CLUNK NOISE AT APRROX 15,000 MILES WHEN I WOULD SLOW DOWN AND BEGIN A TURN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY ASSURED ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. I THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE BACK END. PERHAPS IT WAS AND THAT WAS UN-RELATED. RECENTLY I TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND...

Mileage: 50,837

LEFT TIE-ROD FELL OFF WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT I WAS GOING SLOWLY AND NOT INJURED WHEN IT HAPPENED. TRUCK WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND TIE-RODS REPLACED. OLD PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, BUT I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD (ONE MONTH LATER) THAT SAYS I SHOULD BE REGULA...

Mileage: 84,000

HAD ABS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ON MY 2000 F-150 COME TO FIND OUT THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE THE WHOLE TIME AND HAS JUST BEEN DISCOVERED TO BE THE CULPRIT. FORD HAS AGREED TO PAY 50% OF COST BUT I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE WITH A DEFECTIVE HARNESS, RIGHT?*AK

Mileage: 15,000

HAD ABS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES ON MY 2000 F-150 COME TO FIND OUT THE WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN DEFECTIVE THE WHOLE TIME AND HAS JUST BEEN DISCOVERED TO BE THE CULPRIT. FORD HAS AGREED TO PAY 50% OF COST BUT I CAN'T BE THE ONLY ONE WITH A DEFECTIVE HARNESS, RIGHT?*AK

Mileage: 15,000

I HAVE A CRACK IN THE DOOR SKIN OF MY DRIVERS DOOR I THINK FORD NEEDS TO BE MADE TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *AK

FAILURE OF TIE RODS ON FORD F150'S. *AK

Mileage: 45,042

FAILED TIE ROD END AT 57,000 MILES CAUSIING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. NO WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY. *AK

Mileage: 57,000

1. BRAKE ROTORS SERVICED 7 TIMES(THE 3RD. NEW SET OF ROTORS IS CURRENTLY ON FRONT). 2. EXTERIOR PAINT FAILED AND REQUIRED REPAINTING. 3. FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. 4. FRONT HUBS FAILED. 5. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. 6. WATER PUMP FAILED. 7. SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED. 8. 3 OF 4 STOCK TIRES DEVELOPED ...

Mileage: 30,000

1. BRAKE ROTORS SERVICED 7 TIMES(THE 3RD. NEW SET OF ROTORS IS CURRENTLY ON FRONT). 2. EXTERIOR PAINT FAILED AND REQUIRED REPAINTING. 3. FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. 4. FRONT HUBS FAILED. 5. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. 6. WATER PUMP FAILED. 7. SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED. 8. 3 OF 4 STOCK TIRES DEVELOPED ...

Mileage: 30,000

1. BRAKE ROTORS SERVICED 7 TIMES(THE 3RD. NEW SET OF ROTORS IS CURRENTLY ON FRONT). 2. EXTERIOR PAINT FAILED AND REQUIRED REPAINTING. 3. FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. 4. FRONT HUBS FAILED. 5. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. 6. WATER PUMP FAILED. 7. SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED. 8. 3 OF 4 STOCK TIRES DEVELOPED ...

Mileage: 30,000

1. BRAKE ROTORS SERVICED 7 TIMES(THE 3RD. NEW SET OF ROTORS IS CURRENTLY ON FRONT). 2. EXTERIOR PAINT FAILED AND REQUIRED REPAINTING. 3. FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. 4. FRONT HUBS FAILED. 5. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. 6. WATER PUMP FAILED. 7. SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED. 8. 3 OF 4 STOCK TIRES DEVELOPED ...

Mileage: 30,000

1. BRAKE ROTORS SERVICED 7 TIMES(THE 3RD. NEW SET OF ROTORS IS CURRENTLY ON FRONT). 2. EXTERIOR PAINT FAILED AND REQUIRED REPAINTING. 3. FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. 4. FRONT HUBS FAILED. 5. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. 6. WATER PUMP FAILED. 7. SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED. 8. 3 OF 4 STOCK TIRES DEVELOPED ...

Mileage: 30,000

1. BRAKE ROTORS SERVICED 7 TIMES(THE 3RD. NEW SET OF ROTORS IS CURRENTLY ON FRONT). 2. EXTERIOR PAINT FAILED AND REQUIRED REPAINTING. 3. FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. 4. FRONT HUBS FAILED. 5. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. 6. WATER PUMP FAILED. 7. SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED. 8. 3 OF 4 STOCK TIRES DEVELOPED ...

Mileage: 30,000

1. BRAKE ROTORS SERVICED 7 TIMES(THE 3RD. NEW SET OF ROTORS IS CURRENTLY ON FRONT). 2. EXTERIOR PAINT FAILED AND REQUIRED REPAINTING. 3. FRONT BALL JOINTS FAILED. 4. FRONT HUBS FAILED. 5. POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED. 6. WATER PUMP FAILED. 7. SUSPENSION BUSHING FAILED. 8. 3 OF 4 STOCK TIRES DEVELOPED ...

Mileage: 30,000

STRONG VEHICLE VIBRATION DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, ESPECIALLY DURING DOWN HILL BRAKING. CALLED CORNING FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I BOUGHT TRUCK NEW. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY WORK ON BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THAT MANY MILES ON TRUCK. CALLED CUSTOMER 800# - THEY ALSO REFUSED REPAIR COVERAGE. TOOK TR...

Mileage: 43,000

STRONG VEHICLE VIBRATION DURING BRAKE APPLICATION, ESPECIALLY DURING DOWN HILL BRAKING. CALLED CORNING FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I BOUGHT TRUCK NEW. THEY REFUSED TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY WORK ON BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THAT MANY MILES ON TRUCK. CALLED CUSTOMER 800# - THEY ALSO REFUSED REPAIR COVERAGE. TOOK TR...

Mileage: 43,000

I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE PROBLEM FIXED. THE PAINT IN THE (RAIN GUTTERS?) IN THE ROOF OF THE TRUCK HAS CRACKS FROM FRONT TO BACK. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN MAY AND THE DEALER STATES THEY WERE NOT IN THERE WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE DEALER ALSO STATES THAT THE FORD COMPANY WILL NOT FIX IT. THEY STATED THAT THE IT...

Mileage: 53,000

MY F150 HAS A DOOR CRACK ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. 80 TO 90% OF 1997 THROUGH 2000 F150/250 PICKUP WILL DEVELOP THIS PROBLEM ON ONE OF BOTH OF THE FRONT DOORS. AS I DIDN'T NOTICE THIS UNTIL TWO WEEKS AFTER MY WARR. RAN OUT, FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I HAVE FOUND TWO INTERNET SITES WITH PEOP...

Mileage: 36,500

I HAVE A 2000 FORD 150 EXT.CAB TRUCK A FREIND OF MINE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE DOORS ARE CRACKING. HE HAS A 1998 EXT CAB F-150 THAT DID THE SAME THING. HE GOT HIS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A PROBLEM TO TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER WHO TO...

Mileage: 70,000

THE TRANS ALWAYS FELT FUNNY BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL.I HAVE HAD THE DEALER SERVICE THE TRANS EVERY 30,000 MILES AND BETWEEN SERVICES TRANS WAS DRAINED EVERY 15,000 MILES AND HAD NEW TRANS FLUID . I HAVE A ORANGE TAGED TRANSMISSION AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER IT HAD TO BE REPLACED.THE 4R10...

Mileage: 85,953

WE HAE A 2000 FORD F350 THAT WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE BODY SHOP FOUND THAT IT HAD PRIOR DAMAGE. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD PRIOR DAMAGE. THE PRIOR DAMAGE MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT HAS THE WRONG CAB ON IT AND THE WRONG CAB HAS BEEN WELDED...

WE HAE A 2000 FORD F350 THAT WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE BODY SHOP FOUND THAT IT HAD PRIOR DAMAGE. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD PRIOR DAMAGE. THE PRIOR DAMAGE MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT HAS THE WRONG CAB ON IT AND THE WRONG CAB HAS BEEN WELDED...

2000 FORD F-150 4.6L V-8. BLOWN SPARK PLUG. FORD DEALER CLAIMS THAT FORD WILL NOT APPROVE A A REPAIR AND EITHER THE HEAD ($3,000) OR THE MOTOR ($5000) NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO OFFICIAL TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT UNOFFICIALLY, IT SEEMS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE P...

Mileage: 113,000

2000 FORD F-150 4.6L V-8. BLOWN SPARK PLUG. FORD DEALER CLAIMS THAT FORD WILL NOT APPROVE A A REPAIR AND EITHER THE HEAD ($3,000) OR THE MOTOR ($5000) NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS NO OFFICIAL TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT UNOFFICIALLY, IT SEEMS THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE P...

Mileage: 113,000

DRIVING UP TO INTERSECTION, APPLIED BREAKS NEXT THING AWARE OF WAS THE CAB WAS SMOKEY AND AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AGAINST A TREE IN THE DITCH. NO KNOWLEDGE OF TIRE FAILURE, POTHOLE, OR ANYTHING LEADING TO A DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. CONCERN WITH UNNECESSARY DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG ...

DRIVING UP TO INTERSECTION, APPLIED BREAKS NEXT THING AWARE OF WAS THE CAB WAS SMOKEY AND AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED AND VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AGAINST A TREE IN THE DITCH. NO KNOWLEDGE OF TIRE FAILURE, POTHOLE, OR ANYTHING LEADING TO A DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG. CONCERN WITH UNNECESSARY DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG ...

I HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2000 F-150 5.4L WITH 69,800 MILES THAT SPUN A BEARING LAST WEEK. AFTER PULLING THE MOTOR AND REMOVING THE OIL PAN, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE 'BROKEN RODS' THAT ARE USED IN THIS MOTOR ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERV...

Mileage: 69,800

I HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2000 F-150 5.4L WITH 69,800 MILES THAT SPUN A BEARING LAST WEEK. AFTER PULLING THE MOTOR AND REMOVING THE OIL PAN, IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE 'BROKEN RODS' THAT ARE USED IN THIS MOTOR ARE OF VERY POOR QUALITY. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERV...

Mileage: 69,800

WHILE DRIVING ON I-35 SOUTH OF FT WORTH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF MY FORD F-250 BLEW WITHOUT WARNING, DISINTEGRATING AND CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LR FENDER AND FENDER LINER. TIRES WERE FIRESTONE STEELTEX ATS WITH APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES. I HAVE FRIEND WHO HAD A SIMILAR EVENT WITH HIS FORD EXPEDI...

RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL. REPLACED BY FORD AT 24,000 MILES (JAN 2002). TRUCK NOW HAS 49,000 AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. RIGHT SIDE HEAD GASKET LEAKING OIL AGAIN. COMMON PROBLEM WITH 5.4L FORD DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM AND SAY THEY HAVE COMPLETED NUMEROUS REPEAT REPAIRS AT THE CONSUMERS EXP...

Mileage: 49,750

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED 1,700 MILES OVER 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. PULLED OUT OF STOP STREET, NO 3RD GEAR, VEHICLE RACED AS IF IN NEUTRAL. FIRST AND SECOND GEAR OK, REVERSE OK. PULLED TRANS OIL DIPSTICK, NO DARK DEPOSITS ON STICK, OIL NOT BURNT.*JB

Mileage: 37,807

BRAKE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE OR MORE TIMES FOR A KNOCKING AND GRINDING NOISE. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PH

FORD TRUCK WAS PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES UNDER HOOD

Mileage: 99,000

DOOR CRACK IN DRIVER SIDE DOOR, NEAR THE WINDOW, NEAR PLASTIC MOLDING.

AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ENGINE WILL STALL WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES CLUTCH AND WHEN BRAKING FOR A STOP. RPM'S DROP IN VEHICLE, AND ENGINE WILL STOP RUNNING. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES, AND CONTINUED TO RESET COMPUTER FOR A CALIBRATION ERROR. BUT, FAILED TO REME...